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Korean War

University of Florida

— Veterans Memorial Park —

 
 
Korean War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
1. Korean War Memorial
Inscription.
Korean War

Melville E. Adams • William H. Adams • EdgarF. Barrington • Harold M. Beardall • John J. Brockman • James T. Carlton • Turnace H. Brown • John W. Carter • Hurder F. Colson • John H. Eiland • Marlyn G. Ford, Jr. • Thomas F. Gaule • Robert E. Henry
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: MilitaryWar, Korean.
 
Location. 29° 36.952′ N, 82° 25.262′ W. Memorial is in Gainesville, Florida, in Alachua County. It can be reached from the intersection of SW 41st Place and SW 69th Terrace. The marker is located on the grounds Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 7400 SW 41st Place, Gainesville FL 32608, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Florida. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of
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the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Oklahoma City Disaster (within shouting distance of this marker); American Revolution (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); War of 1812 (about 300 feet away); Mexican-American War (about 300 feet away); War Between the States (about 300 feet away); Spanish-American War (about 400 feet away); World War I (about 400 feet away); World War II (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gainesville.
 
Also see . . .
1. Korean War. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum, and Boyhood Home website entry (Submitted on December 18, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.) 

2. Veterans Memorial. Alachua County website entry (Submitted on December 18, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.) 
 
Korean War Memorial (left) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
2. Korean War Memorial (left)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 176 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 18, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Aug. 25, 2026